Both accidents occurred at the Interstate-780 and Interstate-80 connector, less than 100 yards from one another, and only 20 minutes apart, he said.

At about 12:22 p.m., Engine 22 and Truck 21 responded to a report of a vehicle rollover on the westbound I-780 connector to the westbound I-80, Brown said. They found a single vehicle — a red pickup truck — on its roof, he said.

The vehicle required stabilization and removal of two doors so firefighters could access and remove the male driver, he said. The driver was transported to a local trauma center with non-life threatening injuries.

Then at about 12:42, while firefighters were still working that incident, a separate accident occurred nearby on I-780 eastbound, Brown said.

This collision involved three vehicles, with one vehicle on its side, he said.

An adult female passenger was extricated from the vehicle that came to rest on its side, and a total of three patients were transported to local hospitals with a variety of injuries, he said.